Taurus : nm Un Taurus is a mammal bovids domesticated, male full cow.
Strong like a bull: very strong.
A bull's neck: broad, powerful.
Take the bull by the horns: face the difficulties head on (see below)
To be ridden like a bull: to have a big penis.
The expression “take the bull by the horns”: face a problem head-on and with determination, without trying to circumvent it.
There are forms of combat or spectacle where individuals amuse themselves by approaching such an animal from the side, grabbing its horns by clinging to it and forcing it over its head, making it lie down on the ground.
This expression metaphorizes a real action, because it does indeed take a lot of determination to tackle such an obstacle head-on. Modern lexicographers indicate that the expression appeared in this form in the middle of the XNUMXth century, with at the end of the previous century the expression attack the bull by the horns.